To the editor, The strings of approximately $100,000 worth of violins, cellos, and basses in the orchestra room at the Chippewa Hills High School and Middle School complex may have been permanently silenced on Monday, June 10, after 50+ years of practice and performance excellence by many student musicians and their dedicated conductors. In spite [...]
To the Editor: Now that Michigan’s public schools have invested three years (and considerable expense) in efforts to get on board with a national “common core” curriculum, I see that our legislators, in their infinite wisdom, are considering withholding further funding from that endeavor. Gosh, should people really wonder why public school educators are sometimes [...]
To the editor, While visiting during the Memorial Day weekend, I read the Pioneer’s story regarding the “Debate Over American Indian Mascots.” As a Morley-Stanwood alumnus, I felt the need to comment. My initial reaction is puzzlement as to why the writer chose American Indian for the headline in lieu of Native American since “Indian” originates from the mistaken [...]
Dear Editor, Reed City Area Public Schools (RCAPS) holds two seats on the Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate District Board of Education. One of two RCAPS board seats is open because our long-time board member, Darlene Fuller, is retiring from the MOISD board. Two candidates are vying for that seat, Susan Brown and Richard Karns. I attended the [...]
To the editor, Last Saturday Morton Fire Chief Allen Sutherby gave me a detailed look at the latest new equipment donated to our fire department by Lakeside Motorsports. Chief Sutherby described so many new benefits this vehicle provided our department I finally asked him to summarize them because I could not remember all of them. Here is [...]
To the editor, As a librarian who resides in Big Rapids Township, I am concerned about the future funding and library services of the Big Rapids Community Library. Funding for libraries, no matter the residence, comes from a variety of resources. Ultimately the funding comes from the residents of the state through mileages, penal fines [...]
To the editor, The Morning Sun recently ran an article from The Oakland Press titled, “Republican party state by state hard at work through deceit changing the electoral system” — or in other words, rigging the vote so they can win. The tail end of the article deals with the hard fact that this party [...]
To the Editor, I want to commend Whitney Gronski-Buffa for the wonderful front page story she did on my son, Isaac. But the traumatic memories of childhood can be distorted. The incident Isaac spoke of — when I was on nationwide TV — took place in 1994. Isaac was 11 years old, attending the old [...]
To the Editor, I wish to comment on Jim Crees’ editorial about Michelle Bachmann and religion in the military. It does seem that Michelle Bachmann may overspeak sometimes. However, there have been limits placed on religious freedoms in the military. An Army briefing has labeled evangelical Christians and Catholics as examples of religious extremist groups, [...]
To the editor: If you are a woman, it’s time to ask yourself: are you due for a breast cancer screening or Pap test? On the heels of Mother’s Day, this is National Women’s Health Week (May 12-18), the perfect time to schedule your recommended preventive checkups to help keep you healthy – not only [...]